Best Vocal Effects Pedal For Reverb, Harmony & Tuning

Best Vocal Effects Pedal For Reverb, Harmony & Tuning

Guitar effects have been around for a long time allowing the axe men to switch on fuzz, chorus and delays at will. There's no need for those show boaters to hog the light any more as now vocalists can get in on the act as well.

Of course it makes perfect sense for vocals to have a dedicated FX unit, in most genres they are the focal point of the song. Also every voice is unique and requires careful treatment to ensure it finds it's place in the mix and stands out when needed. Apply a big delay for the chorus, a hushed harmony for an intimate verse or simply turn up to the gig with the perfect sound in your pocket.

Live Vocal Treatment

TC Helicon have a range of different stompbox, tabletop and rack effects for the artist looking to get a bigger and better sound live and on record. Their flagship Voicelive 3 combines a staggering amount of effects, abilities and processes into one.

Inputs for Mic, Line & Guitar (In and Through), 1/8" Aux Input, MIDI In, Out & ThruGet up to 8 harmonies and 4 voices of unison for a truly gigantic vocal sound! These can be freely generated or controlled by MIDI, guitar, MP3 or any audio source.Pitch correction for any style, from extreme T-Pain settings to subtle nudging.Creative effects including distortion, megaphone, old radio & guitar FX.More subtle processing like simply delays, reverb and EQ also feature. Allowing you to get the fundamentals of your vocal sound right, then get creative with looping and processing.

Check out the samples below to hear just how natural the harmonising and effects are, as well as some subtle and not so subtle examples of pitch and effects processing.

The Voicelive 3 is designed to be used live and built to survive life on the road, delivering your signature sound no matter what venue and can even help out on the 50th date of the tour when perhaps your voice isn't quite the same as it was on the 1st day.

Being such a versatile and reliable beast it has gathered fans in just about every musical genre imaginable, pop, rock, metal, country, hip hop and of course beatboxers are big fans of it's more "out there" features.

Pure Vocals - Practice At Home And Take Your Sound To The Stage

For the dedicated singer it's important that your effects unit covers the essentials such as reverb, delay, EQ, pitch and light modulation. Equally important is that you get warmed up and practiced before the show, so loop features and headphone outputs can be a massive help too.

Roland have you well covered on all counts with their range of vocal processors. The VT-12 visualises pitch, provides a metronome for timing, two inputs to practice with a teacher/student, built in exercises and a record function to listen back to how you did. On top of this it comes with a book of lessons from Berklee School Of Music.

Once you've practiced your voice and got your scales down then the VE-5 and VE-20 vocal processors are the perfect accompaniment on stage and in the dressing room. They both offer the core FX any vocalist needs as well as some great creative alternative tones and looping.

The main difference between the two units is that the VE-5 can be stand mounted and battery powered while the VE-20 is a stompbox. So the VE-20 is ideal if you're intending on getting creative with the looper and the VE-5 is very portable, use it on a table top at home, mic stand on stage and unplugged in the dressing room or on the tour bus.

For practice at home or lessons the VT-12 is ideal, showing your exact pitch visually and delivering a metronome for timing. A number of lessons come built in to allow you to practice alone, the record function captures your performance and lets you play back to hear how you did.

If you'd prefer to learn by singing along then the vocal cancel function on the Voice Live Play will suit you perfectly. When practice is over then tuning, harmonies, EQ and FX give you powerful tools for getting your stage sound right before you get to the gig.

Whether you are a solo acoustic guitar player or part of a 4 piece folk band, the Play Acoustic is ideal for anyone that plays acoustic and sings. Lots of built-in effects for guitar (Corona chorus, Hall of Fame reverb) as well as tons of vocal effects. The harmony setting is fantastic and the Play Acoustic tracks what chords you are playing on guitar to ensure you sound spot on. Also has a built-in looper, as well as anti-feedback - meaning your live performances will be better than ever!

Similar to the Play Acoustic, but for electric guitarists. Ideal for anyone in a band that does either lead or backing vocals. The Play Electric has tons of amp simulators taken from the popular Voice Live 3, as well as guitar effects and vocal effects such as reverb, harmony and transducer. Lots of useful effects for both on stage and in the studio - whether you are in a band or play solo!

Contain many of the more creative effects from the Voicelive 3 including modulation, reverb, distortions and the Hardtun feature used by Kanye West. Hours of fun to be had and plenty of opportunities to mix things up on stage.

A real powerhouse, with the range of FX you expect from a flagship VoiceLive product but the added genius of touch screen capabilities. Get inspired in the studio, arrange presets ready to trigger live and then tweak in real time for a perfect performance.

Masses of creative effects, reverb, harmonies and a looper from an iconic stompbox manufacturer. Boss know how to put together a pedal and the VE-20 is no exception. Check out the Road Test below where the VE-20 is put through it's paces live and Abe goes through some of the special features.

Individual Effects

Up to now we've largely covered the best multi-effects vocal processors. However there are a range of individual pedals, covering Reverb, Harmonising, Compression and more. Just like a guitarists simply stomp when you need your sound to take off, clamp down or leap out the speakers.

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